Elephant Tusk
AF5067
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF5067 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made | 19th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Elephant Ivory | Ivory |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Tusks fully carved with figures and guilloche pattern at base. Two motifs are particularly common: the fish-legged Ọba identified with Olokun, god of the sea and wealth, and the triad of the Ọba with two supporting chiefs, which shows interdependence. |
| Length | 148 cm |
| Width | 40 cm |
| Depth | 15.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1921 |
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